Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events
8.3-14 Second Contact 2
The scene changes again.
After confirming that nothing is wrong with Yuki B's condition after regaining consciousness.
When Eve and Beatrice, told to wait in the hallway, were invited into the room in the sunshine, the Julians, who no longer had to accompany the two...... were walking out of the inn and down the streets in the city, neither thin nor large.
Such their purpose is not to search for Teresa, who has been flown somewhere by Lucia's transfer magic… but to make contact with informants in this town.
In short, they were about to meet in person those who told us that Silanui was coming to this city to hear more about it.
"But go straight down this street and turn right at an intersection with an association on the corner..."
"What? Wasn't it the left?
"What? Am I right?
"Hmm... well, if you go, you can do something about it!
and Julia and Sylvia have a conversation in the right way while turning the umbrella in their hands in a circle.
Apparently, they are slowly becoming more akin to her personality because they have been acting with Waltz for a long time...
Then, after a short walk down the street to the west...... the figure of the church, not so big, comes into their eyes.
"So, which one is it?
"Shall I ask someone nearby? So... where did you meet me?
"Er... wait a minute..."
So, Julia drops her eyes toward the paperwork she had in her hand.
Looks like it had the name of the rendezvous place on it... she said this when she looked up from there.
"The Tavern of the Brave"?
As soon as I heard that,
"Uh... Um... seniors? Am I good, seniors okay?
You reminded me that Julia is a demon, Sylvia, how I've become worried.
Julia then replies this way to dispel her concerns while smiling bitterly at such a junior.
"Well, you're using transformative magic to wipe out your wings, and even if there were a lot of brave people in the store, I'd think you'd be fine unless they saw you with weird demon eyes or something, right? (Besides, I don't think anyone would be here at this hour, and I don't think I could fight and sell it to juniors and go home alive... I mean, if the brave guy was using the devil's eye, maybe that's not the brave guy...)"
"Hmmm... I'm curious about the word 'brave'..."
Even though Julia said she was fine, she couldn't wipe her anxiety, and Sylvia's expression didn't seem to hold.
Then, after coming to the crossroads where the church is built, Sylvia looks to the left and right.
As a result, I see a sign from the tavern…
"Ah! It was there, wasn't it? Looks like you were straight, not bending the corner."
"Oh, really."
Unlike their earlier interactions, it seemed that instead of turning left or right, they would go straight ahead.
Karan Cologne......
In common with the whole world, Julia walks into a store with a large "Tavern of the Brave" written on the table, shaking the bell at the entrance provided in every store.
Among them...... apparently it was a liquor store as its name suggests, with barrels of liquor and wooden jocks lined up neatly behind the counter.
Nevertheless, there were times when it was only in the morning on the boulder, and there didn't seem to be any people at all.
"See? You don't have to worry about that, do you?
"You're not open during the day..."
"I can't believe it's been open since the morning, like the king's capital in Mid-Eden and the tavern in the town of Alk... Um, I'm sorry.
Julia talks about the opening time of Mid-Eden's liquor store in an indescribable manner, whether it is derogatory or complimentary.
She then threw her voice inside the store...
"... no one will come, will they?
"... that? Didn't you hear that? For once, I was going to apologize..."
There seemed to be no sign of people coming out of the back of the store as they interacted like that.
"Are informants the store owners here?
"No, you're not, are you? He's in and out of here. He's a regular."
"So how did you get here? If the store has nothing to do with it, I think it's okay to go outside..."
"I don't know what it is, but it looks like this shop was really good to me, right? Well, no one seems to be here, and it might be a good time to talk slowly."
"Right. But..."
"Nobody's coming out... Okay, one more time. I'm sorry. Shit!
"If you don't come out soon, I'll go inside on my own. Okay?
"No, junior... I'm already in there..."
And, to Sylvia's words, Julia reacted like she was stunned... that was the time.
Dogon!!
The door to the tavern opened up vigorously,
Zusassssssssss!!
A large number of Orija soldiers have poured in.
That, too, seems like everyone could go to the battlefield right now, in a fully equipped appearance......
"... Could it be opening time?
"That's not true..."
In a situation that can generally be described as critical, with any unbridled look such as a sense of crisis, when Julia has her head against Sylvia, who is not sure if she is joking or natural as usual...
"... Again, you guys..."
Features a muzzled look I've seen somewhere (?) A man drew the soldiers who had entered the room and showed themselves in front of Julia.
It is McNeill, Head of the Central Knights of the Kingdom of Orija.
"Ah, the weak!
"Hey... junior! Even if you think about it, you can't say that. Just keep it in your heart, okay?
The moment I saw McNeil, Silvia uttering a rude, utterly utterly utterly rude statement...... and Julia.
Note that once I say no, the Atlas are just unusual, and McNeil is never weak.
McNeil, who should have listened to them interact like that... but he didn't seem to change his expression because he was muzzled from the beginning.
All that or let me pull up the soldiers who were there...
And after they were all out there, they went straight in and said why they came here.
"... I'm the insider."
In reply to that statement was Julia, who serves as Director of the Intelligence Agency.
"... somehow, I felt that way. You're the only one who has access to the information about the demons that are flooding the city."
and Julia with a convincing look somewhere in her mouth.
Then she kept asking McNeil.
"So, why... do you imitate such a gruesome thing? You knew we were coming, didn't you?
In contrast, McNeill replies this way, remaining on top of the Buddha.
"... if they weren't you guys from Mid-Eden... because you were going to erase them"
"That's a lot of noise..."
"I just leaked information about one girl, and we don't have any pain. But if anyone tries to pull information out of people's countries, not just big and small, they should turn it off."
"I mean... the information about Mr. Silanui was a bluff, a trap that lured us out, so..."
Julia gave a sincerely unfortunate look, considering that the other person was in a position to preside over the protection of the country and that this was a trap for luring intelligence agents (spies).
The same seemed to be true of Sylvia, who was next to her about it.
But... McNeil's words didn't seem to end there.
"No, it's not a bluff. What are we gonna do with you guys imitating each other like you're gonna piss us off when we have a prediction that you're coming out?
""... Huh?
"I came here today to give you additional information about the girl who says that Syranui or something. However…"
""... except?
"In return for providing information… there is one condition"
McNeil keeps a muzzled look on his face and says so.
At that time, seeing his complexion not good, and the large amount of sweat seeping through his forehead... apparently he came here to consult quite ill...